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ST. JOHN AMBULANS MALAYSIA NEGERI PULAU PINANG

Penaung: T.Y.T. Yang di-Pertua Negeri Pulau Pinang

Tun Dato Seri Utama (Dr.) Haji Abdul Rahman bin Haji Abbas, S.M.N., D.U.P.N., S.P.D.K., D.P., D.M.P.N., D.J.N.

Presiden: Y.A.B. Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang

Tan Sri Dr. Koh Tsu Koon, P.S.M.

EN ISO 9001:2000 QA 04100 0806

Diiktirafkan oleh The Malaysia Book of Records

sebagai N.G.O. yang pertama di Malaysia memperolehi pensijilan ISO 9002 dalam skop

Latihan Pertolongan Cemas untuk Orang Awam

Pengerusi/Pemerintah Negeri: Dato Dr. Yee Thiam Sun, D.S.P.N., K.M.N., D.J.N., P.K.T., P.J.M., Setiausaha Kehormat Negeri: Dr. Tan Kean Chye MBBS (Agra), MCGP (Mal), FAFP(Mal), FACSM (USA), MSpCard(Rome), LFOM (Ire), No. Tel: 04-2822606 (Rum); 016-4545629 (Bimbit) No. Tel: 04-6574404 (Rum); 012-4383363 (Bimbit) E-mail: tkchye@yahoo.com E-mail: yeethiamsun@gmail.com

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_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Alamat Ibu Pejabat: 24-A, Jalan Grove, 11400 Pulau Pinang, Malaysia. E-mail: admin@sjampenang.org.my

No. Tel: 04-8285972 / 04-8292972 No. Faks: 04-8293334 Website: http://www.sjampenang.org.my

STATE CIRCULAR Our Reference: SJAM/PP/01/02/002 (27) 19th December 2007 To: All Council Members All State Staff Officers / Area Staff Officers All Teacher Advisers of Schools with SJAM Divisions All Divisional Superintendents / Divisional Officers Sir / Madam / Miss 1. Re-structuring of State Staff Organization The recent re-structuring of the State Staff Organization has been completed on 22nd November 2007. Enclosed is the latest organization chart of the State Staff Officers. The State Staff Officers has been grouped into various departments according to their various functions, with each department headed by senior officers as below:

Departments Head(s) of the Department Rank Marking Advisory / Consultative Dr. G. K. Dass

Dato Dr. Robert Ding 8 8

Operations Koay Seng Kie Teh Kwan Liek

8 8

Operations-Services Teh Kwan Liek 8 Emergency Response Dr. Kiew Hen Chong 8 Training & Development Dr. Sham Kumar 8 Nursing Chng Saw Lun 8 Secretariat / Administration Dr. Tan Kean Chye 9

Detailed organization chart is available at www.sjampenang.org.my 2. SJAM New Uniform Guidelines The National Circular on SJAM New Uniform Guidelines was recently released on 1st of December 2007. Kindly refer attached pages for the new uniform changes. It is NOT COMPULSORY yet for members to immediately switch to the new uniform changes, however for members who are buying the new uniform, kindly comply with the new uniform changes. All officers are advised to adhere to the new uniform changes. The new uniform items / paraphernalia are available for sale at the Headquarters. The new uniform guidelines are available at www.sjampenang.org.my and pasted on the Notice Board of the Headquarters.

3. First Aid Courses Beginning January 2008, all areas are to conduct their own First Aid Courses for members / divisions within their areas. The State Headquarters will provide the necessary facilities and resources if needed. Upon completion of the First Aid Course, the respective area must submit the forms and reports to the Headquarters for processing. Course syllabus, forms and report format are available from the Headquarters and www.sjampenang.org.my. 4. SJAM In-house Awards Congratulations to the following officers and members for being conferred the respective SJAM Awards during the Investiture Ceremony held at Crystal Crown Hotel, Port Klang on 8th December 2007:

Awards Name Area / Division Pingat Bakti Perkasa (Grade 2)

Prof Dato Dzulkifli Abd. Razak South-West / USM Corps

V. Gunasegaran Province Wellesley Koay Seng Kie State

Pingat Jasa Gemilang (Grade 3)

Khor Sin Wah State

Dr. Abdul Malik b Yusoff South-West Abdul Wahab Shaik Daud State Alvin Ong Chin Chong Province Wellesley Dr. Kiew Hen Chong State Dr. L. Selva Kumaran Province Wellesley Md. Hassan b Badik State Ong Seng Huat Life member / Council member Dr. Tan Kean Chye State

Pingat Jasa Cemerlang (Grade 4)

Dr. Teo Aik Howe Life member / Council member

Hng Swee Yeng North-East Leong Khai Sheong North-East Low Eng Howe State Ng Jia Tatt Disaster Squad Chong Chee Lin Province Wellesley Lim Jit Fong Province Wellesley Liew Yueah Cin State

Pingat Jasa Terpuji (Grade 5)

Leong Wing Kit Province Wellesley

5. SJAM 100 Years Centenary Celebrations The St. John Ambulance of Malaysia will be celebrating its 100 years anniversary in 2008 since its establishment in 1908. In conjunction with the Centenary Celebrations, the National Headquarters has lined up a host of activities: (tentative dates included)

i) National Exhibition - To be held in National Museum and selected State Museums - To exhibit our SJAM history - The Centenary 1st Day Cover and Commemorative Coins will be released

ii) Climb Mount Kinabalu - Organized by SJAM Sabah - Each state to send representatives to hike up Mt Kinabalu - Interested members, start training now for a selection process to be announced later

iii) National Blood Donation Campaign & Mass CPR

- To be held nationwide - Health promotion campaigns will be held in conjunction with this event

iv) National First Aid & Home Nursing Competition (end of May 2008) - To be organized by SJAM Johor - Venue: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Skudai, Johor

v) National EMT Competition (mid 2008) - The first ever such competition to be held - Planned to be held in Hospital Pulau Pinang - Open to all paramedics and providers of pre-hospital care, including EMAS

vi) National Conference

- Organized by the National Headquarters

vii) International Cadet Camp (10th 16th December, 2008) - Organized by SJAM Selangor - To be held in Templers Park - Estimated participants: 2000 pax

viii) National Review (13th 14th December, 2008)

- The National level Inspection, held at Dataran Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur - To be attended by members and officers from all states

ix) Grand Dinner (14th December, 2008)

- The highlights of the Centenary Celebration - To be held at Concorde Hotel, Kuala Lumpur

6. Collection of Recycle Items The Headquarters is setting up a Welfare Fund to help needy members. For a start, we are collecting recycle products / items such as newspapers, magazines, boxes, plastic containers which can be turned into cash. All members and officers are encouraged to drop off these materials at our collection area under the porch of the new extension building at Headquarters. Further information, kindly contact officers in-charge: Mrs. Molly Tan (012-4288383), Mdm. Chng Saw Lun (012-5825607) and Ms. Soon Gee Chin (016-4992974). 7. Sale of St. John Ambulance T-Shirt and Uniform items The St. John Ambulance T-Shirt and new uniform items are available for sale at our SJAM Penang Headquarters at a discounted price. Members and officers can make purchases during office hours. 8. Upcoming Activities / Events

i) State First Aid & Home Nursing Competition 2008 The 2008 State First Aid & Home Nursing Competition will be held as follow:

Date : 9th March 2008 (Written and Footdrill Competition) 16th March 2008 (Home Nursing, Long and Short Cases Competition) Venue : To be announced Categories: Ambulance Cadet Ambulance Adult Nursing Cadet Nursing Adult

Announcement: Circulars will be sent to all schools Further information will be released at www.sjampenang.org.my Officers in-charge: Mr. Khoo Teng Giap (016-4674950) Dr. Tan Kean Chye (016-4545629)

ii) Advanced First Aid Course & Advanced Home Nursing Course

Both these courses will be held in the early 2008. These courses are intended to train members /

officers as a 1st step to become qualified First Aid Trainers and Home Nursing Trainers. Details as below: Date : early 2008 Course Coordinator : Dr. Sham Kumar, Consultant Anesthetist, SSO (Training & Development) Pn. Hjh Norpisah Yusop, State Nursing Officer Eligibility of participants : Open to all members/officers with the following criteria:

a) at least 16 years of age b) valid Basic First Aid / Home Nursing with at least 1 year of re-exam

Announcement : Interested members/officer to register at SJAM Penang Headquarters. 9. Report on Recent Activities

i) Hand-over Ceremony of the 2 Medic Bikes

The hand-over ceremony was held on 11th December 2007 at our Headquarters. Our State Commander, Dato Dr. Yee Thiam Sun received 2 Medic Bikes on behalf of SJAM. The 2 Medic Bikes were sponsored by Dato Syed Mohamed Aidid b. Syed Murtaza, Chairman of MODENAS and Datuk Peter Teoh, Managing Director of Passion Trading Sdn. Bhd.

During the ceremony, Dato Dr. Yee also handed over the appointment letter from National Headquarters to Dato Syed Mohamed Aidid, for being appointed as our State Deputy President of SJAM Penang.